Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact
Climate change is arguably mankind's greatest challenge. Human activity has already warmed the planet by 1° Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, and the consequences are being felt in the form of record heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and flooding. If continuing to burn fossil fuels at current rates, the planet will warm by two degrees Celsius by 2050, a dangerous tipping point identified by many scientists. What is the scientific basis for these projections?
Learn about the fundamental scientific principles underlying climate change and global warming with climate science expert Michael Mann. You must understand the science in order to address the broader environmental, societal, and economic changes brought about by climate change.
By the end of this Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact course, you will have: Develop a thorough scientific understanding of HOW the climate system has changed; Explain HOW and WHY the climate system is changing. Recognize the nature of these changes; Create a systems-thinking approach to analyzing the effects of climate change on natural and human systems.
The climate change course covers the fundamental principles of atmospheric science as well as methods for collecting and interpreting climate data. It introduces basic climate modeling and investigates the effects of various scenarios for greenhouse gas emissions. Finally, it discusses how climate change affects social, economic, cultural, urban, and human systems.
- Price: Free
- Estimated: 8 modules, accessible at any time (4-6 hours/ module)
- Self-paced: Progress at your own speed
- Institution: SDGAcademyX
- Subject: Energy & Earth Sciences
- Level: Intermediate
- Prerequisites: None
- Language: English
- Video Transcript: English
- Requirements: An internet connection to access course materials
- Enroll here: https://www.edx.org/course/climate-change-the-science-and-global-impact
